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4. Not happy about the 2024 presidential election results

Saw they have a dewalt 20v drill/impact kit for $129. My cheap ass didnt buy it, but I thought about it lol.

You guys checked the earlier nissans too (late 70s - mid 80s)? https://www.ebay.com/p/75945065?iid=365121857261 Side note, thats a badass little truck! Another side note, if you cant find the right BJs, time for whoop scissors!

^ X2. A google image search for mitsubishi montero ball joints looks like a close match.

If the immobilzer/PATS is like the tacoma/4runner ECU, its just a single ground wire that allows that circuit to operate. Dont ground it, it wont operate as intended. (Although if you put it on a switch it would be a nice kill-switch)

Unfortunately not. (Its currently sitting in my yard... if youre looking for certain parts off of it let me know. We're keeping the front end, steering, the rear axle/housing, and some interior parts.)

Pics of the engine cage!

Here at 'Desert-Steves yard of famine' we dont have anything growing (besides weeds) but we have ground squirrels and sparrows like a mo-fo. Ive used various traps/techniques over the years to help cull them and some years have been better than others. The squirrel-inator trap with some bird...

^ You guys lucked-out! IIRC, they shut JosB down after about 4 yrs or so. Maybe AAA is a little more lenient (although not the one in Victorville, theyve got a chick there thats a damn nazi and gets all shitty about people "scamming CA out of money so thats why they continuously have to raise...

^ That only works for so many years though before they (CA) require you to bring it back to CA for a smog, or register it in that other state.

Free seat huh?

Makes total sense on the usable torque. Most of my "off road experience" has been powered by 22re's or ford OHV 4.0s. The 3.4 that we swapped into my 4runner is an absolute monster in comparison. Im not a power-monger in terms of driving style, so a 3.4 is PLENTY of power. That said, the sweet...

Like Adam said, its pretty easy. I watched a youtube video on how to pull the door panels on my superduty (so I didnt break anything trying to get them off) and bought the plug-n-play adaper thingys for the speakers on amazon for $10. Start to finish took me about 35 minutes for both...